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Memorial sign in honor of Kulish P.O. - native of the village, domestic writer, scientist and public figure
Full name of the monument :

Memorial sign in honor of Kulish P.O. - native of the village, domestic writer, scientist and public figure

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
school yard No. 1, Novgorod-Siverska Str., Voronezh township, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Social status :
intellectuals
Components of the monument :
pedestal - 1.0 m, plate - 1.8 x 0.9 x 0.5 m, with a portrait (bas-relief) of P. Kulish - 0.54 x 0.45 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
annotation inscription
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Ukrainian statehood from the IX to the XVIII centuries
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Shostka City Council
Institution’s website :
https://shostka-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Panteleimon Oleksandrovych Kulish (27.07.1819 (08.08.1819), Voronezh - 2 (14.01.1897, Motronivka village, now Chernihiv region)) - Ukrainian writer, historian, folklorist, ethnographer, translator. The works of P. Kulish are a significant contribution to Ukrainian literature. In his work, he evolved from conservative romanticism to ethnographic realism. Even in the first years after the Russian October Revolution of 1917, the school in Voronezh bore the name of P. Kulish. But soon his name was included in the list of "bourgeois-nationalist writers" and was erased from the history of Ukrainian literature. At the time when Ukraine gained its statehood, the good name of this outstanding person was returned to the people. In 1989, in honor of the compatriot, to mark the 170th anniversary of his birth, a granite slab with a portrait (bas-relief) of P. Kulish was installed on a concrete pedestal.